Opinion: Is the FBI Ignoring IRS Abuses?

Attorney Cleta Mitchell on the FBI’s utter lack of interest in interviewing conservative groups targeted by the IRS before the 2012 election. Photos: IRS.gov

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... I ... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... this was ever reported earlier this week that the FBI is not currently planning to file criminal charges ... against the IRS for targeting conservative groups ... were very lucky to welcome attorney clean Mitchell ... who represents some of these of these groups to tell us why this is such a scandal ... the clean up how many groups do you represent ... by representing makers every year ... by that I I ended up in this particular situation had a hand over the past four years ... the story says that the FBI is still investigating this case and may still bring charges ... but has anybody talk to you were to the groups that you represent ... not whine and I ... think I'm really in trouble because ... they think I'm that that perfectly do when somebody had been taken I bought tickets on lawful activity ... it can ... represent many great and I read with great ... care and turned into a one hundred fifty party leaders around the country ... none of them ... know that they're turning ... no one has been contacted by the FBI ... he's dealt with the FBI before in your ... story here in Washington ... is this normal behavior ... it is ... not normal it completely out of work ... and in fact any body there with the TV cop show ... he added that the first thing that along with the ability to do it they didn't they can ... I ... well maybe maybe they don't wanna find out what happened entirely possible that this is political ... I e it's funny a little bit about the kinds of Debussy or finance experience ... to contact ... normally ... for two thousand and nine in two thousand I nearly twenty ten ... when you apply that demand application Iran or package ... that four bottling the organization it would take anywhere from three week the ... longtime ugly ... you ... can either pre plan intended to keep it around the country ... every year ... for Europe ... one group that kept the fire ... I'm reading your later that ... month ago ... and another trend ... that apply ... for a half years ago and it doesn't happen ... and in the last one step to your clients seeking to get justice if the FBI ... I is stonewalling this and not not really investigating ... well I think ... for the fall of the court ... I ended litigation and we have been talking about the fact that we may ... only report may be ... that they are ... leading potential individually it be important or even ... do anything ... I note that the ... government is trying to make these rules permanent ... and clean a ... quick answer ... I do you expect it to that that that effort to proceed ... when I read ... that obligated to have tribulation ... but the public comment period ended in February ... the cake although I don't think they were doing ... during the tea party can go and make that comment and I ... think every kid ... in the country squad ... when will we hold the line till Joinus again on the show and keep this updated ... attorney clean Mitchell thank so much for joining us